Paradigm Shift and Kuhn's Cycle Overview
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What is the main purpose of Kuhn's cycle in resolving conflicting paradigms?

  • Maintaining the existing paradigm
  • Creating more conflicting paradigms
  • Ignoring conflicting paradigms
  • Requiring objectivity and openness (correct)
  • In which stage of Kuhn's cycle do new questions or anomalies emerge that the current model can't address?

  • Model Crisis
  • Normal Science
  • Prescience
  • Model Drift (correct)
  • What happens in the Model Revolution stage of Kuhn's cycle?

  • The existing paradigm is maintained
  • Prescience stage is reached
  • The model fails to resolve problems
  • A new conceptual worldview is established (correct)
  • Which historical example demonstrates a paradigm shift from Aristotle's physics?

    <p>Galileo and Newton's physics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Scientific Revolution primarily transition from?

    <p>Reliance on religious authorities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Kuhn, what stage precedes Normal Science in a paradigm's development?

    <p>Prescience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drives social change during the Waves of Change?

    <p>Advanced technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which revolution is characterized by the transition from hunting and gathering to settled farming?

    <p>Agricultural Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key factor in social stratification during the discussed transitions?

    <p>Land ownership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which period did significant population growth occur as a result of increased food availability?

    <p>Agricultural Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major change did the Industrial Revolution bring about?

    <p>Improved living conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which era emphasizes the importance of accumulating and sharing knowledge?

    <p>Knowledge Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of paradigm shifts based on Kuhn's theory?

    <p>To address discrepancies in existing paradigms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Kuhn, which step comes after 'Normal Science' in his cycle of progress?

    <p>Model Drift</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Kuhn describe as a metamorphosis in his book 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'?

    <p>Transformation from one way of perceiving to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Kuhn's cycle of progress, what stage involves the recognition of established patterns, theories, and standards?

    <p>Normal Science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term does Kuhn use to describe a fundamental change in the way people perceive and understand the natural world?

    <p>Paradigm shift</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Model Crisis' is a phase in which step of Kuhn's cycle of progress?

    <p>Paradigm Shift</p> Signup and view all the answers

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